Partlow v. Clark

The issue in this case: Is an owner’s interest in real property under a dissolution decree issued by a court of the county in which the land is located, but not recorded in the deed records of that county, void as to a subsequent purchaser for value who has not received actual notice? To say it differently — is it necessary to record a dissolution decree in the deed records as authorized by Oregon statutes to give constructive notice of it when the real property is located in the county in which the decree was issued?

We answer both versions of the question in the negative and affirm the…